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Peyote

Lophophora williamsii

Photo by Morten
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Field Notes

Description:

One of my old peyote cacti from my private collection, its around 12cm across(directly measured from one side to another from its widest point at a random side)

Habitat:

Normally a desert plant,cant remember from Mexico and the southwest of Texas, USA

Notes:

This plant is commonly used as a hallucinogenic sacrament by some native american tribes, and its one of the most beautifull species of cacti

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Comments (3)
Scott Frazier
Cacti are cool. (Well I say that about lots of living things...)
Morten
thx : ), i did know that,but i had forgotten, and i was too lacy atm too look it up(the time is like 3 in the morning in denmark as i was checking up on my uploads), been colecting cacti all my life , i just got a little rusty the past few years, as i have been looking into varius other plants for my hobby gardening
Scott Frazier
This cactus is from northern Mexico and the southwest of Texas, USA.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2011

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